Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHARP CUTOFF/RF AMPLIFIER
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0668.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sylvania
- MODEL
- 6BH6
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ METAL/ CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.2 cm
- Width
- 1.9 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Vacuum Tubes
- Category
- Receiving
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Sylvania
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S & 1970'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED AS A RF AMPLIFIER IN AC/DC RECEIVERS & IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT WHERE LOW HEATER-CURRENT DRAIN IS IMPORTANT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON GLASS: '6BH6/ 6BH6/ SYLVANIA/ MADE IN U.S.A./ 6336/ ARC'/ PRINTED ON BOX: '1 EACH/ ELECTRONC/ TUBE 6BH6/ SYM-V36ITEM 1.51'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH GREEN PRINTING/ WHITE BOX WITH BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Sylvania, Vacuum tube, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1988.0668, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0668.001/
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